Muslim Women Power List

Britain's most powerful Muslim women have been named for the first time. The Muslim Women Power List - unveiled at a ceremony in Manchester last night - was chosen by a panel of judges led by Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The judges were asked to select women who had demonstrated significant results through strong leadership, successful performance in their chosen career, and had inspired their colleagues and peers

Adeeba Malik, the deputy chief executive of QED-UK, a charity set up to help improve the social, educational and economic circumstances of minority ethnic groups, is also co-chair of the National Ethnic Minorities Business Taskforce